Jeanne D'Arc CU "We Share A Common Thread" Foundation Raises Nearly $60,000
April 23, 2019
We share a passion for our members and community: that’s our common thread.
LOWELL – Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union held its ninth annual We Share A Common Thread Foundation Fundraiser on Saturday, February 23, 2019, raising nearly $60,000 to support the Foundation’s mission. The We Share a Common Thread Foundation was established in 2011 to help support the lives of people in our community by providing assistance with food, shelter, clothing, health and education.
More than 300 Jeanne D’Arc employees, business partners, members and supporters gathered at Lenzi’s in Dracut, MA to attend the Fundraiser. Attendees of all ages took chances on basket raffles, bid on silent auction items, entered raffles for cash prizes, and danced the night away to help the Credit Union reach its fundraising goal for this year’s event.
“We are so thankful for the support we receive each year,” said Mark S. Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union. “This event allows us to extend our own support to non-profit organiations that are dedicated to helping community members in need.”
Due to the great success of this year’s event, the Credit Union distributed donations to more than 100 non-profit organizations in 18 communities. Please visit WeShareACommonThread.org for a full list of recipients.
Photo: Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union held its ninth annual We Share A Common Thread Foundation Fundraiser on Saturday, February 23, 2019. (Top row, left to right) Angel Brunelle, Director of Development at Boys & Girls Club of Greater Lowell; Mark S. Cochran, President and Chief Executive Officer of Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union; David Hall, Senior Manager, Philanthropy at Lowell General Hospital; Alison Hughes, Community Engagement Officer at Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union; (Botton row, left to right) Monica Mullen, Development Director at Lowell Association for the Blind; Bill Haddad, Co-Founder and Executive Director of On the Move; and Francey Slater, Founding Co-Director of Mill City Grows.
About Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union:
Jeanne D’Arc Credit Union was established in 1912 and is a full-service, member-owned community-based financial cooperative with more than 85,000 members and $1.4 billion in assets. It operates eight full-service branches in Lowell, Dracut (2), Tyngsboro, Chelmsford, Methuen and Westford, Massachusetts and Nashua, New Hampshire; high-school branches at Lowell High, Dracut High and Nashua High School South; a loan center in Lowell; and a mortgage center in Chelmsford.